Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-07-23

suspended mOmeuL tncn swept
toward the housetop. alighting upon
that unused chimney. Uncle True
ventured out and eyed them wisrfullv.
why couldn't We come week day?'
Inc growled Then / could a got
Colllns-he's a great bee man-and
we'd i put We into that empty hive It's
a master pity it's the Sabbath; 4 clean
ten dollars a good as throwed away"
But soon his face frightened. There
was the skylight, he could put the hive
out of that perhaps they would take
notion to it.
A moment later Uncle True was puff
ing up the attic stairs. The nerve : In
his crown crawled as he remem cred
how it had seemed to attract the, in
sects; still he ventured a leg out upon
the long sloping roof, and gently
profered q home To the royers, mrItter-
ing:
There, We can't do better ths.ti'
They rose in a body, and with them
Uncle True's hope; only to fall again,
as they at their queens behest went
down into the Baskins chimney!
pes XIV things!" he calculated. AS
the ch,rrch-goers were returning he
withdrew the hive, closed the skylight
with bang, and then appeared below
Just Us Aunt True hustled in.
Feel better. Joshua? Such a SER
mon as we had, you don't know what
you m ss'ed.
I'm alluz missing somethingm
Uncle True answered, GROSSLY.
why, what's the matter?
Matter enough! Baskins iE ten
dollars richer and l the poorer this
morning"
Then he told ller how the bees hsl
come, and 'every soul of 'em gone in
to Baskin's west cllimbly."
Aunt True sat rio hit down, bonnet IN
hand while Joshua enlarged upon the
subject. He said he'd given anything
if the bees had come TO him; he would
have planted buckwheat for them, and
in the fall smoked them out, and
gathered the honey.
Suddenly Aunt True spoke.
Il don't care if them bees be in Bas-
kin's chim5ly! You found them and
you've the fust right; besides it opens
in our cellar. and that gives US some
title to them"
That's so!'' cried Uncle True. 'Of
| course they belong to me,-no gues-
ton but the law'd decide that, But
| BasHns might not think sor'
II don't s'pose he'd divide" said
Aunt True, .'them B;tskins rs bound to
| get all there is. every time! lshouldn I
mention the bees; mabe they wouldn'
find it out all summer"
Fact is. it's alluz best to manage
folks quietly" chimed in Uncle True.
Little did either dream what a part
they would have to act; or how often be
forced into untruths.
Never were there such active, hot.
tempered insects-the young Bas kin Sc,
were continually getting stung bv what
they called hornets. Uncle Tr'ae fell
very like liar when he told Mr. :. Bas
kins:
at is a powerful year for 'ein; rv,
got stung myselt?"
..Must be there's a nest under tn,
caves she said as she applied saler
atus water.
And Uncle True pretended to hun
for it.
Then, when the garden blossOmed Il
buckwheat alone, and BaskIus wa
amazed, Uncle True explained the un
usual spectacle by saying he "liked Il
see it blow!"
Later in the summer Joshua cOuh
not forbear an inspection of the chin
|, new, so he took cement with him tina
he might be able to say TO the BaSkins
es that he was ''mending tle Chin
| blyr'
!. You won't get no thanks from on
landlord observed Mrs. Basklns
, .it's his place to do the repairs. On
of our chimpey's should ought to b
seen TO, but I won't Net my man ris
his neck.
And Uncle True, fearing Baskin
would emulate him and discover tn
hidden treasure. declared he wouldn'
risk himself on that slippery roc
, again.
, The buckwheat blo.somed, and il
8 sweetness was culled by the busy IL
sects.
, "Reg'lar workers, they are, uncl
, True often said.' gfeefully. ''Ih;
: chimblv must be filling up fast Thing
: bave gone along nicely. The Bask
; ses don't mstrust; just rs soon as the
start we'll get the honey
q The buchwheat faded.
. when are the Baskinses going
! the beach," each asked the other.
The summer went but alas, ii
, BaskInses stayed; they -'conldn t
~ ford the seashore" that year! 1t bega
y TO look as if Uncle True would new
- get a chance at the colony. Fort
pately, the fall was UNUSUALLY long Al
no warm the bees kept on working cle'
"a up to Thanksgiving.
: On the morning of chat day, NJ
" Baskins started for his native tow
r. with his family.
N "Calc'late to make long sto
neighbor?
,. Uncle True spoke carelessly as pos'
~ BILE.
N Mrs. Baskins said. Pa wouldn
hear to their coming home till the ne
or afternoon.
70 70 That would give Uncle True plen
of time.
Va Don't hurry back he calculate
scarcely knowing what he said. 1--WE
oa water the hens; seems though
be wouldn't never-ye scarcely ever
ID away